Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for September 1

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Geography Test / Grade
  • Go over top 10 list
  • Video over Istanbul, Turkey if time allows
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish research and write paper
  • Due Wednesday

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 31

Geography
  • Finish any leftover current events
  • Check maps of SW Asia
  • Map Test TUESDAY
  • Read p. 419 - 421
  • Make top 10 list
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish researching given topic over global trading
  • Write (with partner) 3/4 page paper over what was researched

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 28

Geography
  • Current events for rows 4 & 5
  • Work on making map of SW Asia (labeled and in color)....due Monday
  • Will have a map next on Tuesday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Work with partners researching global economic terms
  • No homework

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 27

Geography
  • Current Events for row 3
  • Spider maps are due..Will put them up on the board / collect
  • Go over the countries in SW Asia we will be studying.
  • Start drawing map of SW Asia. Will work on in class Friday.
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss international trading terms
  • Assign topic to research for paper. Students will have partners and will use computer to find information.

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 26

Geography
  • Current Events for row 2
  • Read p. 408 - 411
  • Make graphic organizer (spider map) of p. 408-411
  • Due Thursday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Discussion on global economics
  • Look up definitions for global economics (due Thursday)

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 25

Geography
  • CURRENT EVENTS FOR ROW !
  • Collages are due. Go over them in class and collect
  • Read p. 406 - 411
  • Make spider map. Will work on in class Wednesday
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish watching video over Hoover Dam and the human resources that were used
  • Handout to fill out.

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 24

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Remind about current events ( row 1 on Tue, row 2 on Wed, row 3 on Thurs, rows 4 & 5 on Friday)
  • Continue making 5 themes collage with magazine pictures. (due Tuesday)
Economics
  • Go over propaganda posters / collect
  • Discuss human resources and abuse
  • Watch video of the building of Hoover Dam discussing the economic impact, the depression, and human resource abuse.

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 21

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Remind students that current events are next week
  • Grade handout
  • Have students start making poster by cutting out magazine pictures and organizing by the 5 themes of geography (will work on this Monday)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Open book test over economic terms we have been studying
  • Discuss propaganda and start making a poster of an example of it. (will work on Monday)

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 20

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Discuss 5 themes of geography
  • Read p. 21-23
  • Current Events next week!!!
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Check handout
  • Make propaganda poster (will work on in class Thursday and Friday)

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 19

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Collect geography vocab words
  • Play geography bingo!
  • No homework
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over handout
  • Notes over benchmark 2
  • Propaganda - students can make a poster or radio commercial for a propaganda technique. Will work on in class. (no homework)

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on August 18

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Work on writing defintions and specific examples of geography terms (due Wednesday)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Go over handout on choices
  • Do the backside and go over if time allows

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 17

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Pass out geography credit cards
  • Grade handout
  • Look up geography definitions (no homework)
Economics
  • Daily Question
  • Finish notes over choices
  • Handout (due Tuesday)

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on August 14

Geography
  • Daily Question
  • Finish discussion of current events
  • Geography pretest (take home) due Monday
Economics
  • Daily question
  • Finish notes over economic principles
  • handout (side 1 due Monday)

Lesson Plans Geography and Economics for August 13

GEOGRAPHY
  • Daily Question
  • Go over syllabus
  • Check out books
  • Discuss Geography credit card
  • Discuss current events
ECONOMICS
  • Daily Question
  • Finish wants and needs activity
  • Begin taking notes over the 6 economic principles

Lesson Plans for Geography and Economics on August 12

WELCOME BACK

GEOGRAPHY
  • Daily question (a social studies standards question that is written down at the beginning of class and then discussed)
  • Take Roll, Make Seating Chart, Getting Aquainted
  • Go over syllabus if time allows.
ECONOMICS

  • Daily question (an economic question that is verbally discussed at the beginning of class)
  • Go over syllabus
  • Begin activity on wants and needs